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Tea Sets For Sale
Circa 1880s Chinese Export Rose Medallion Tea Pot & Cover
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880s Chinese Export Rose Medallion Tea Pot & Cover. Late Qing dynasty. Elegantly molded, ribbed body. A form popular in China & the West for hundreds of years. No markings. Fi...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Art Deco Style Mid-Century Modern Tea Set by Montagnani
By Montagnani
Located in Northampton, GB
Designed by Punta Bacola for Montagnani
From our Accessories collection, we are pleased to offer this uber stylish Tea Service in the Art Deco Style. The Service complete with a Tea...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Porcelain Red Dots Tea Coffee Service Jug and Cups, Poland, 1960
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Lovely Mid-Century Modern porcelain painted marble coffee set.
Service for 5 people produced by Zaklady Porcelany in Wloclawek in the 1960s.
The service consists of a jug, sugar bowl, creamer, 5 cups and 6 saucers.
One cup is missing.
Dimensions:
Jug
diameter: 12 cm
height: 20 cm
Plate
diameter: 14 cm
height: 2 cm
Cup
diameter: 7 cm
height: 8 cm
All items...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Tea Sets
Materials
Enamel
Antique Meissen Gold Ming Court Dragon Chinoiserie Tea Cup & Saucer Swords
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Meissen scalloped porcelain demitasse cup and saucer, numbered B117 with gold and red dot Chinese Court dragons.
Measures: Saucer - 4.75” x 4.5” x 1.125” / Teacup - 3.5” x...
Category
Early 20th Century Ming Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique English Georgian Sterling Silver Kettle on Stand
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian sterling silver hot water kettle, 18th century. Globular with s-scroll spout and rattan-wrapped swing handle with scroll supports and mounts. Hinged and flush cover ...
Category
18th Century British Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Kettle/Pot, Creamer and Sugar Bowl by Frantz Hingelberg, Denmark
Located in North Miami, FL
1930s Jugendstil sterling silver 3-pieces coffee and tea set: kettle/pot, creamer and sugar bowl designed by Svend Weihrauch for Frantz Hingelberg, Denmark
By: Frantz Hingelberg, Sv...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver, Silver
Large Ceramic Elephant teapot, hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of African culture with Wiseman Ceramics' Elephant Teapot, a masterpiece handcrafted in South Africa. Sculpted by the talented George-Thabo and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Service à thé Calico Burleigh Staffordshire England décor fleurs bleues 20th
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Service à thé ou café Calico, signé Burleigh Staffordshire England à fleurs bleues. Il se compose d'une théière, un pot à lait, 8 sous tasses, 6 tasses, 2 ramequins. Le tout est en é...
Category
20th Century British Other Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Spode Porcelain Teacup Trio, Lavender Blue with Flower Sprays, Regency ca 1815
By Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful "true trio" consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, made by Spode in about 1815. It is decorated with pattern 2234 with a striking lavender or periwinkle blue border and finely painted flower sprays.
In the late 18th and early 19th Century a "true trio" is how cups and saucers were sold; as you would never drink tea and coffee at the same time, why invest in an extra saucer?
Josiah Spode was the great pioneer among the Georgian potters in England. Around the year 1800 he perfected the bone china recipe that has been used by everyone ever since, and he was also the leading potter behind the technique of transferware, making it possible for English potters to replace the import of Chinese china that had come to an end around that time, with their own. This was fundamental to a thriving industry that would last for about 150 years and provide half the world with their tableware.
This set is made in the famous "London" shape, which was brought out by Spode in 1812 and was quickly copied by all other makers. It then remained the most popular shape for about 10 years. The set is potted in fine white porcelain - by the year 1810 Spode had perfected his recipe for bone china and it became beautifully smooth, white, thin and translucent.
All three items are marked with the red hand painted SPODE mark and the pattern number 2234.
CONDITION REPORT The set is in excellent antique condition without any damage, repairs or crazing. There is some minimal wear as visible in the pictures...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Tea Set by Jean Theobald for Wilcox Silver Plate Company, 1928
Located in Dallas, TX
an Avant Garde Art Deco Tea Set designed by Jean G. Theobald and styled by Virginia Hamill, for Wilcox Silver Plate Company in 1928. This was an extremely modern design for the time....
Category
1920s North American Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
1950's Gio Ponti silver plated coffee pot, a tiny dish & egg holder by A. Krupp
Located in London, GB
A Gio Ponti mid-century silver plated 35CL unused coffee pot designed for the VI triennale,
an A. Krupp egg cup
as well as a tiny dish, used but in good condition.
All from the Abner...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Ceramic Tea Milk Water Pot, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A lovely Mid-Century Modern beige ceramic pot from the 1960s.
Original vintage good condition. Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Midcentury Porcelain Navy Blue Tea Coffee Service Jug and Cups, Poland, 1960
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Lovely Mid-Century Modern porcelain painted marble coffee set.
Service for 6 people produced by Zaklady Porcelany in Wloclawek in the 1960s.
The service consists of a jug, sugar b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Tea Sets
Materials
Enamel
Hand Painted Porcelain Tea Set from Central Asia in Kobalt Blue & Gold
Located in Vienna, Austria
Porcelain tea set from Central Asia, that consist of 6 small tea bowls, a tea pot and one plate for cookies.
The traditional floral pattern is in cobalt blue glaze, the hand painted...
Category
1960s Central Asian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
H&R Daniel Teacup Trio, Green with Flowers Patt. 4516, Rococo Revival ca 1827
By H&R Daniel
Located in London, GB
This is a rare and beautiful true trio made by H&R Daniel in about 1827. The set is potted in the "second gadroon" shape and bears pattern 4516 with a green ground and beautiful flow...
Category
1820s English Rococo Revival Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
William IVth Mason’s Porcelain Desert Tureen or Sucrier Pattern 223, circa 1830
By C.J. Mason 1
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an early English porcelain Sauce Tureen or Sucrier, made by C. J. Mason (The same factory who produced Mason's Ironstone) during the period of William IVth, circa 1830-1835.
...
Category
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
William IVth PAIR-(A) of C J Masons Cups & Saucers Porcelain Ptn 223, Ca 1830
By C.J. Mason 1
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an early English, PAIR of porcelain Tea Cups and Saucers, made by C. J. Mason (The same factory who produced Mason's Ironstone) during the period of William IVth, circa 1830-...
Category
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
William IVth C J Mason’s Porcelain Milk Jug or Pitcher Pattern 223, circa 1830
By C.J. Mason 1
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an early English porcelain Milk Jug or Pitcher, made by C. J. Mason (The same factory who produced Mason's Ironstone) during the period of William IVth, circa 1830-1835.
The...
Category
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
William IVth PAIR-(B) of C J Mason’s Cups & Saucers Porcelain Ptn 223, Ca 1830
By C.J. Mason 1
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an early English, PAIR of porcelain Tea Cups and Saucers, made by C. J. Mason (The same factory who produced Mason's Ironstone) during the period of William IVth, circa 1830-...
Category
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Tea Caddy Qianjiang Republic Marked Artist Base
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely Chinese Porcelain dish Very gorgeous qianjiang decoration.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Color: Qianjiang
Region of Origin: China
Period: 20th century...
Category
20th Century Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Kosometsuke Antique Chinese Ming Dynasty Waterpot China Porcelain Blue and White
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice water pot/jar for the Japanese market, Late Ming dynasty Kosometsuke. Mountain landscape scene.
With matching storage box.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain &...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Japonism tea service in silver-plated metal, style C. Dresser
Located in Paris, FR
Exquisite 3-piece tea service set, featuring a teapot, a milk pot, and a sugar bowl. Each piece is meticulously crafted from high-quality silver-plated metal, ensuring both durabilit...
Category
19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Tea / Coffee Service by Italian - American silversmith Ubaldo Vitali
By Vitali
Located in Dallas, TX
This tea/coffee service was a commission of the Newark Museum for their 75th anniversary in 1984, is one of one and crafted from 409 ounces of solid silver, ebony & bone. Ubaldo Vita...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts six piece pewter tudric tea set
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts six piece pewter tudric tea set, consisting of a teapot, water jug, milk, sugar and a tea strainer with base. Stamped to the base, '6, Tudric, Engl...
Category
1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
Antique English Neoclassical Figural Silver Plated Samovar w/Rams & Elephants
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Neoclassical/Egyptian Revival Figural Silver Plated Samovar Coffee Urn with Rams, Sphinx, Bear and Elephants. Item features engraving to front that reads "C.F.B. from...
Category
19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Japanese teapot, Meiji period
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Japanese teapot in bronze with decorations in silver.
Meiji period (1868 -1912), circa 1880.
H: 12cm. W: 15,5 cm. D: 12cm.
Category
1880s Japanese Japonisme Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Jacqueline and Jean Lerat 20th century design ceramic tea pot La Borne 1960
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jacqueline and Jean Lerat
Realised in La Borne circa 1960
Original stoneware ceramic tea pot
original perfect condition
signed at the base
height 23 cm
Large 23 cm
Width 13 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Tiffany & Co. 1912 Sterling Silver 6-Piece Tea & Coffee Set Hampton Art Deco
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver tea and coffee service in the celebrated Hampton pattern number 18389 from 1912 and in Art Deco style, with an elegant, geometric design, consisting of:...
Category
1910s American Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Tiffany Aesthetic Exotic Sterling Silver Turkish Coffeepot
Located in New York, NY
Aesthetic sterling silver Turkish coffeepot. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Upward tapering neck and round bowl. Ball-cover hinge-mounted to c-scroll...
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Victorian can-shaped silver teapot
Located in London, GB
Late Victorian silver teapot of panelled, can-shaped form and decorated with fine hand engraving around the entire body and cover. The cover is fitted with a flush-mounted jeweller's...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Orfèvre Boin Taburet - Tea / Coffee 4 Pieces In Sterling Silver Plus Samovar In
By Boin-Taburet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
4-piece tea / coffee service in solid silver plus Samovar in silver metal XIXth LOUIS XV style model with twisted ribs highlighted with waves. each piece is decorated with a cartouch...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
H&R Daniel Teacup Trio, Green with Flowers Patt. 4479, 2nd Gadroon, ca 1829
By H&R Daniel
Located in London, GB
This is a rare and beautiful true trio made by H&R Daniel in about 1829. The set is potted in the "second gadroon" shape and bears pattern 4479 with a green ground, gilt vines and be...
Category
1820s English Rococo Revival Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Doulton White Blue Gold Coffee or Tea Demitasse Cup & Saucer, circa 19th C
Located in New York, NY
A very special English Royal Doulton for luxury retailer Davis Collamore & Co LTD, espresso coffee or tea demitasse cup and saucer set, ci...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
Vintage Danish Tea Set by Einer Hellerøe for BR Keramik, 1950s
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish tea set by Einer Hellerøe for BR Keramik, 1950s
This set consist of one teapot with braided handle and six small tea cups. This series was d...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Flight & Barr Porcelain Teacup Trio, Brown and Gilt Pattern, Georgian, 1792-1804
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful "true trio" consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, made by Flight & Barr between 1792 and 1804. The items are decorated with a sohpisticated abstract-looking pattern of brown and gilt daisies playfully trailing between brown half circles set in a gilt band.
In the late 18th and early 19th century cups and saucers...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Goldsmith Jean E. Puiforcat - Coffee Tea Service In Sterling Silver Period 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Tea / coffee service consisting of a teapot, coffee maker, sugar bowl and milk jug, DEAUVILLE model, round shape, the plain body is threaded at the base and at the neck. the handles ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
William IV period Sterling Silver Batchelor Teapot - London 1835
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1835 by George Burrows II & Richard Pearce, this handsome, William IV, Antique Sterling Silver Teapot, is round in shape, plain in style, and features shell a...
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Le Volte Celesti, Six Contemporary Decorated Tea Cups with Plates
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
From the encounter between the historical archives of the Duomo di Milano and the imagery of Grand Tour by Vito Nesta, this unique collections of porcelains and fabrics were born. “Le Volte Celesti” creates, through the use of some historical sketches of frescoes dedicated to the naves of the Duomo, some geometric, almost kaleidoscopic games.
Buyers, through the purchase of these collections, will contribute to the restructuring of the spiers of the Duomo as part of the proceeds will be donated to the Veneranda Fabbrica for this purpose.
Set of 6 tea cups and plates.
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of six KP, Karlskrona (Sweden) tea cups with saucers.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A set of six KP, Karlskrona (Sweden) tea cups with saucers in cream-colored porcelain with gold decoration.
Classic style.
1930s/1940s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Cup: D 9.6 cm. w...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
3-piece trapezoid Art Deco silver tea set
Located in London, GB
Stylish three-piece Art Deco style silver tea set comprising teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl. The set's trapezoid form and simplicity of style is typical of the Art Deco era with jus...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of five KP, Karlskrona tea cups with saucers and a creamer
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A set of five KP, Karlskrona tea cups with saucers and a creamer in cream-colored porcaelain with gold decoration.
Classic style.
1930s/1940s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Cup: D 9....
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Stylised Art Nouveau silver coffee pot
By Charles Edward Nixon
Located in London, GB
A highly stylised antique silver coffee pot in the Art Nouveau style. Made at the beginning of the 20th century, this lovely handmade and hand chased silver coffee pot, with its natu...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Neoclassical 18th Century Sterling Silver Teapot On Stand - John Denziloe 1787/8
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1787 and 1788 by John Denziloe, this handsome, George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Teapot on Stand, is in the Neoclassical style, with brightcut engrav...
Category
1780s English Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau 3 Piece Silver Tea Set in Presentation Box - London 1902
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1902 by Wakely & Wheeler, this charming, Antique Sterling Silver Tea Set, is presented in its original box, and comprises a teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl, ...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian English Sterling Silver Bachelor Teapot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver bachelor teapot; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian teapo...
Category
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Silversmith Georges Lecomte - Tea-Coffee Set In Silver Art Déco 1925
By Georges Leconte
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
SERVICE THE CAFE 4 PIECES MARTELE in silver 1st grade. Flat-bottomed model, the body is slightly ribbed. The covers of the teapot and the coffee maker are provided with a shell-shape...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Boin Taburet - Set Tea/Coffee In Silver Xixe
By Boin-Taburet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Set TEA / COFFEE 4 pieces silver Regency style, in its original box, consisting of a teapot, a coffee maker, a milk jug,
and a sugar bowl, the handles are wooden.
Dimensions: box :...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Goldsmith G. Keller - Teapot In Sterling Silver Nineteenth
By Georges Keller
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Ovoid-shaped solid silver teapot decorated with palm leaves, zoomorphic spout, cover taken represented by a swan with outstretched wings, blackened pear handle. empire style.
Dimensi...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
CERRO Sugar & Cream Set, Brown Horn & Alpaca Silver
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Not everything is organic in northern Argentinean hills. As we cast our eyes on the landscapes, we also find geometry that makes us travel with our imagination. Mini square, rectangu...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Alice in Wonderland Teapot, Handmade in Italy, Luxury Handcrafted Design 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Disney's Alice in Wonderland.
Ceramic tea service are completely hand-crafted and painted with ...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Tiffany Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Coffee Set on Tray
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Classical sterling silver coffee set on tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1921. This set comprises coffeepot, creamer, and sugar on tray. Each: Fluted ovoid body ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
A. Aucoc - Tea/coffee Service 6 Pieces In Silver And Its Tray - Nineteenth
By A. Aucoc
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Important TEA/COFFEE service in solid silver, model with a flat bottom, with pinched ribs, each piece is chiseled with a berain decoration, interlacing on amati background and gadroo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Memphis Design Silver Plate and Lucite Tea and Coffee Set by Guildart France
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sophisticated French modernist Memphis-style coffee or tea serving set. The set features a coffee pot, teapot, creamer, and sugar pot with a sculptural polished silver plate metal ...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Moroccan Metal Silver Plated Tea Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Traditional vintage silvered-metal and brass Moroccan tea pot, embossed with traditional repousse design, nicely aged, handcrafted in Fez, stamped in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate, Brass
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Tea Pot
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era lidded copper tea pot. Circa: late 18th century to early 19th century. The body of the ware is adorned with impressed medallions. The lid of the pot is ...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Vintage J.F. Curran & Co Victorian Silver Plated Small Coffee Tea Set - 4 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage J.F. Curran & Co Victorian Silver Plated Coffee Tea Set - 4 Pc Set. Item features a etched and engraved "ENL Dec 25/66" on all pieces, original hallmark, very nice small set....
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Six Russian Imperial Lomonosov Gilt Porcelain Covered Tea Set Cups 1930s
By Lomonosov
Located in Portland, OR
Vintage set of six Imperial Lomonosov Handpainted Gilt Porcelain tea cups & saucers with covers, comprising 18 pieces.
The set is in perfect condition, each cup and saucer is hand d...
Category
1930s Russian Baltic Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Tiffany Sterling Silver Double Tea Caddy, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
With upright beaded and key fret handle, the body and lids finely engraved with classical anthemion decoration, with key fret borders, one side lightly engraved with monogram.
Category
1870s Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique, New and Vintage Tea Sets
Ready to serve high tea and brunch for your family and friends? Start with the right antique, new or vintage tea set.
Tea is a multicultural, multinational beverage and isn’t confined to any particular lifestyle or age group. It has humble beginnings, and one of its best-known origin stories places the first cups of tea in 2700 B.C. in China, where it was recognized for its medicinal properties. Jump ahead to 17th-century England, when Chinese tea began to arrive at ports in London. During the early 1800s, tea became widely affordable, and the concept of teatime took shape all over England. Today, more than 150 million people reportedly drink tea daily in the United States.
Early tea drinkers enjoyed their beverage in a bowl, and English potters eventually added a handle to the porcelain bowls so that burning your fingers became less of a teatime hazard. With the rise in the popularity of teatime, tea sets, also referred to as tea service, became a hot commodity.
During Queen Victoria’s reign, teakettles and coffeepots were added to tea services that were quite large — indeed, small baked goods were served with your drink back then, and a tea set could include many teacups and saucers, a milk pot and other accessories.
During the early 1920s, a sterling-silver full tea service and tray designed by Tiffany & Co. might include a hot-water kettle on a stand, a coffeepot, teapot, a creamer with a small lip spout, a waste bowl and a bowl for sugar, which the British were stirring into tea as early as the 18th century.
But you don’t have to limit your tea set to Victorian or Art Deco styles — shake up teatime with an artful contemporary service. If the bold porcelain cups and saucers by Italian brand Seletti are too unconventional for your otherwise subdued tea circle, find antique services on 1stDibs from Japan, France and other locales as well as vintage mid-century modern tea sets and neoclassical designs.
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